What is the daily existence of a racing dog?
Racing greyhounds spend the majority of their adult lives in crates or pens or in fenced enclosures. Human companionship is limited. Many enclosures are not climate-controlled, causing the dogs distress during inclement weather. 5. Are any other animals abused by the greyhound racing industry? Greyhound training activities have been known to cause as many as 100,000 domestic rabbits and wild jackrabbits to be maimed and killed every year. (This figure is based on HSUS investigations into the illegal importation of rabbits as well as the use of animals in training events.) One particular event, known as “coursing,” involves greyhounds chasing, terrorizing and eventually killing rabbits within fenced enclosures. Some industry representatives have argued that this activity enhances the dogs racing ability because they ll develop a “taste for blood.” But greyhounds are sight, not blood, hounds and their inclination to run is instigated by a moving object, not the scent of blood. The use of
